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The Headingley Classics range has been introduced to commemorate the golden eras of Headingley. Launched in 2002, the Headingley Classics will pay tribute to the events, the personalities and the achievements of one of the world's renowned venues. The Headingley Classics will feature a range of products all high quality memorabilia designed to be a fitting tribute to this great Stadium. Headingley Stadium has been the home of Rugby League for more than a century. Leeds RLFC, reborn as Leeds Rhinos in the modern day era of Super League, are one of the giants of the 13-a-side code. The world famous Headingley rugby arena has housed countless classic encounters and been home to a gallery of Rugby League legends, both homespun and recruits from around Great Britain and abroad. The traditional blue and amber jersey has graced numerous major finals, contributing to the illustrious history of a game born out of adversity in 1895 and reared with pride from its roots firmly planted in the North of England, blossoming to capture respect nationally and internationally. For the first in our series of Headingley Classics, we revisit possibly themost memorable Challenge Cup Final in history. On Saturday May 11th 1968, Leeds and Wakefield Trinity took to the pitch at Wembley unaware of the drama that was about to unfold. All through the closely contested match, rain had been falling heavily on the Wembley pitch, and by the second half, the pitch was virtually waterlogged. The ball stuck in puddles, players slipped, and tackles led to sprays of water flying up off the turf, leading to the match being nicknamed the 'Watersplash Final'. With only seconds to go, and Leeds winning 11-6, Wakefield Trinity touched down under the posts and all Don Fox had to do was convert the try to win the Challenge Cup. It is now part of rugby history that he missed from right in front of the posts, and Leeds had won their first Challenge Cup for 11 years. This shirt is a faithful replica of the one worn by the Leeds players in 1968, complete with the special badge used for the Challenge Cup final. Made of heavyweight cotton and manufactured by traditional methods in Yorkshire, the shirt features the world famous amber hoops woven into a blue shirt and is available in a limited edition of 1968 shirts.